In Journalism 1, we are still learning about photography. But I think it’s important to consistently teach writing. So during the six weeks, this photography unit, I have the students read Bobby Hawthorne’s Radical Write. I have a module in canvas that is a read along so they’re answering questions as they read. I love
During my 24 years, I have never missed a senior ad. I hope this video helps you get organized and show ways to check and recheck that you have all of your ads included in the book. It’s also very important that you send proofs to the parents and allow them to make corrections. My
There are a bazillion resources on writing captions. The key is to constantly have your students practicing. And journalism one, during the photography unit, I open most class periods with caption writing. In yearbook, I will be fresh at least once to six weeks. Again, the most read thing in your book is/are caption. Here’s
Today in Journalism 1, I showed a couple of power points on the photo composition. These can be found on the Internet. Walsworth has a lot of resources you could tap into, or you could even go to YouTube and get a video to show. After the PowerPoint, we go outside for a scavenger hunt.
All publication classes went out to sell business ads today. We find it difficult in a 5-high school town to sell business ads. The trick is when the student knows the business owner – like a friend’s parents. Here are the steps I use to sell ads. We don’t sell designed business advertisements in the
We attended Walsworth’s Elite Weekend this weekend. I can’t say enough good things about this workshop. The timing is perfect. There’s a lot of work time. Trainers help finalize plans. There is a lot of networking (or hanging out with my adviser friends). It’s only a 20-minute drive for us, but we stay the night.
Behind the Scenes After obtaining a list from my front office of parents who selected “do not print in school publications” during the registration process, I email the parents to see if they would like to change their selection. Most of the time, the parent selected the “do not print” option in error. I also
Photojournalism The first day of a six-week grading period is photo inventory day. We look at photos over the projector to see what’s needed. The editors open each folder on the server to see how many photos are on file, how good the photos are and if there is a variety of photos. Then we
Journalism 1 We started the second six-week grading period today. After weeks of writing, usually, J1 students are excited to start something new. And they love photography. I don’t know that they love the history lessons here at the start, but when we get to taking photos, they enjoy it. I start the unit by
I’ve learned later in my career and especially after COVID that teaching leadership is important and an ongoing task. This morning, we took time to talk about the book “Leaders Eat Last” which students read over the summer. I’ve attached the discussion packet we went over this morning. My favorite part of this activity is